(Lesson #4: Lessons I’ve Learned as a Grandparent.. and Am Still Learning) As a grandparent with grandchildren who are old enough to have children themselves, I am confronted daily with the reality of my mortality. More than seven decades of life have passed by...

Creating a Safe Place is More Important Than Proving My Point It took me a while, but I now realize my grandchildren don’t need my ‘wisdom’ as much as they need the assurance that I’m a safe person with whom they can discuss the hard issues and not be judged, preached...

Moses made it very clear to the parents and grandparents of his day that they are both responsible for telling the next generations of God’s greatness and faithfulness. But he began this exhortation with this warning: “Only be careful and watch yourselves closely”. I...

Sometime ago I jotted down some of the lessons that God has been teaching me over the last two decades about intentional, biblical grandparenting. There are many lessons God has taught me or is still teaching me. I am sometimes a slower learner, but I am willing to...

The lifestyle changes we have all been forced to adopt for ourselves in these last few weeks have made most of us, in locked down communities, at least in locked down communities, face a new kind of disconnectedness. For example, it no longer matters if we live close...